Mill Valley History
Mill Valley Rec, MVFREE Tee Up Mill Valley’s Inaugural Juneteenth Freedom Festival on Depot Plaza – June 18
On June 18th from 11am-3pm on the Depot Plaza, the City of Mill Valley’s Recreation Dept., along with the Mill Valley Force for Racial Equity & Empowerment (MVFREE), which includes many members of the city’s former Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force, are stepping up to host the inaugural Juneteenth Freedom Festival. The event is free to all.
Read MoreRita Abrams, Creator of the Iconic ‘Mill Valley’ Song, to Perform at MV Music Fest on May 7th
We’re going to have a very special guest on the main stage at MVMF: the one and only Rita Abrams, who is celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the “Mill Valley” song, a tribute to the town we call home and the track that, for many people, put Mill Valley on the map.
Read MoreOutdoor Art Club Debuts ‘Ladies to the Rescue,’ a Look at Organization’s Extraordinary Impact on Mill Valley
Ladies to the Rescue, a book about the Outdoor Art Club’s founding and its extraordinary influence on the early history of Mill Valley, is now available for purchase from the club.
Read More‘Mapping MV History’ Digs Into the Gorgeous, Historic El Paseo
El Paseo, the moniker for the gorgeous, red-bricked lane at 17 Throckmorton Ave. that has connected the street to Sunnyside Ave. for decades, is also home to Dennis McNicoll’s Gallery 15 and Jeffrey Levin and Bonnie Powers’ ever-creative Poet and the Bench lifestyle store and jewelry atelier space.
Read MoreHistorical Society’s ‘Walk Into History’ Returns, Digs Into Mt. Tam and Muir Woods Scenic Railway – May 29
MVHS officials say the planned ‘Walk Into History’ this year follows the route of the Mt. Tam and Muir Woods Scenic Railway (also called the Mountain Railway) from the Depot to the trailhead at the northern end of Blithedale Canyon.
Read MoreFaced With a Dearth of Candidates, City Skips June Council Election, Appoints Wickham, Burke and Perrey
Well, that was uneventful. The City of Mill Valley’s scheduled June 7th City Council election was canceled last week due to a lack of candidates for the three open positions on the five-member council. City officials estimated that scrapping the vote will save the city $45,000 in election expenses.
Read MoreMill Valley Fall Arts Fest Is Now Accepting Artist Applications for 2022
As has been the case with all of Mill Valley’s major events over the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the most important outcome of the two days of the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival in 2021 was that they happened, safely and beautifully in the always-stunning redwood grove at Old Mill Park. More than 140…
Read MoreA Grand Slam of a Day as Mill Valley Little League Parade Returns
One of the casualties of these past two years has been the touchstone that is the Mill Valley Little League Parade, a landmark local event that sends hundreds of little leaguers from Old Mill Park to Boyle Park to kick off opening day with gusto. This year, it returned.
Read MoreO’Hanlon Center Celebrates a Whirlwind Tale of a Family of Journalists – Feb. 17
Reading from the new book Circle Way, Eric Newton will explore his late wife Mary Ann Hogan’s relationship with her father, longtime SF Chronicle book editor Bill Hogan. Despite a life of letters, Bill never wrote a memoir. Mary Ann hoped writing her book would redeem them. “I will spend the rest of my life trying to fully know, to fully understand, and fully appreciate who my father was,” she said. But she died before finishing, so Eric wrote the final chapter.
Read MoreA Coalition of Creative Mill Valley History and Train Buffs Hopes to Expand Plaza to Include the Historic Engine No. 9 – Here’s How You Can Support Them
The MV Historical Society is working to create a coalition of support – which they hope will include the Chamber of Commerce and many local businesses – to urge the City to expand the downtown plaza and make a home there for Engine No. 9.
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